[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E584]
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                         HONORING PIEDAD AYALA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Piedad 
Ayala upon receiving the ``Member of the Year Award'' by the Central 
California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ayala will be honored at 
the twenty-sixth annual State of the Hispanic Chamber Gala to be held 
on Friday, March 12, 2010 in Fresno, California.
  Mr. Piedad Ayala has worked with the Central California Hispanic 
Chamber of Commerce through his businesses and his newly formed 
organization, Water for All. Since 1976, Mr. Ayala has been working 
with the agriculture community and is currently the CEO of Ayala 
Enterprises, Ayala Corporation, Ayala Farm Inc. specializing in farm 
management, farm labor, agricultural farming and livestock. He is also 
the CEO of Big Daddy Portable Toilets Inc. and Azteca Furniture:
  With a great passion for the farmers of the Central San Joaquin 
Valley, Mr. Ayala has always been involved with promoting legislation 
to support the area. Recently, Mr. Ayala created ``Water for All'', an 
organization that supports the development of additional water 
resources in California. With Mr. Ayala's strong leadership and 
partnership with the California Latino Water Coalition, the Central 
California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Fresno County Farm 
Bureau, he has assisted in organizing multiple water rallies, including 
the March for Water held in 2009.
  Mr. Ayala is a great supporter of business and education. Through his 
various businesses and the organizations that he works with, he has 
become a well known community activist, particularly in regard to 
water.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Piedad Ayala 
upon being awarded the ``Member of the Year Award.'' I invite my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Ayala many years of continued 
success.

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